2008-2009 OWL BOOK - Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.

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This First Official Seal of the Universitywas designed by Hank Schubert, thefirst director of Learning Resources.It was based upon the first views ofFlorida from space.One of the first employees of thegraphics department, Steve Kika,designed the first owl logo.This was the winning entry in astudent competition for aUniversity logo.Logos from early professional brandingeffortsNow-retired fighting owl logoCurrent spirit logo14
• FAU provides opportunity and choice for its 26,000 students through 170+bachelor’s, master’s, specialist’s and doctoral degree programs.• Ranked among the most diverse universities in America, FAU hasadmitted students from all 50 states and more than 180 countries —reflecting the community and the world.• FAU provides unequaled access to education as the only university withseven campuses located along Florida’s southeast coastline.• FAU’s research portfolio of more than $90 million provides a foundation fordiscovery and earns the University “High Research Activity” status from theCarnegie Foundation.• FAU offers education and enrichment to more than 20,000 individualsof retirement age in the nation’s largest university-based lifelonglearning program.• FAU is an engine of economic growth with more than 3,000 employeesand an economic impact that exceeds $1.15 billion annually.• FAU maximizes the public’s investment in education throughcollaborations with private organizations such as the Scripps ResearchInstitute, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, H. Lee Moffitt CancerResearch Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, HarborBranch Oceanographic Institute and Smithsonian Marine Station.• FAU’s student athletes have garnered success in class and in sport,securing more than 20 conference championships while competing in 18NCAA Division-I sports. In 2007, FAU’s football team became the youngestin NCAA history to reach and win a bowl game.• U.S. and foreign dignitaries, Emmy Award and Pulitzer Prize winnersand executives who have served in organizations such as Boeing, E-Bay,Motorola and the White House are among the more than 104,000 alumniwho FAU has prepared for success.• FAU and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine created thenation’s first public-private medical school program, which allows studentsto complete their medical education at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, therebysaving millions in tax dollars by avoiding the expense of establishing a newmedical school from the ground up.• FAU is home to two Florida Centers of Excellence: in Biomedical and MarineBiotechnology, which is dedicated to expediting the discovery and commercializationof new medicines from the sea; and in Ocean EnergyTechnology, which is exploring methods to harness energy fromSouth Florida’s ocean currents.15
Page 2: 2THIS BOOK IS PROPERTY OFNAME _____
Page 5 and 6: CHAPTER 1 A Brief HistoryCHAPTER 3
Page 7 and 8: To the Freshman Class,As President
Page 9 and 10: Florida Atlantic University was est
Page 12 and 13: Your TraditionsCommittee ChairThe T
Page 14 and 15: CHEERSRED...BLUE...F-A-UFLORIDA ATL
Page 18 and 19: • FAU established the nation’s
Page 20 and 21: Visit the Student Union and Carole
Page 22 and 23: Chill Out at Coyote Jack’sLocated
Page 24 and 25: Check Out the BookstoreThe FAU Book
Page 26 and 27: Enjoy a Football Game Tailgate Part
Page 28 and 29: Sit on the Ceremonial SetteeThree l
Page 30 and 31: Experience a Women’s Basketball G
Page 32 and 33: Step up to the Plate at a Baseball
Page 34 and 35: Get Your Kicks at a Men’s Soccer
Page 36 and 37: Discover the Legacy of the Senior C
Page 38 and 39: Experience Feng Shui at the Christi
Page 40 and 41: Inspect the OrganelleArtist Robert
Page 42 and 43: Pass Under the Port St. Lucie ArchT
Page 44 and 45: Get a Perspective LessonRichard Hei
Page 46 and 47: Take a Picture with OwsleyOwsley th
Page 48 and 49: Go to an Away Football GameInvade e
Page 50: Get Matched with an Alumni MentorTh
Page 53 and 54: The purpose of student media at FAU
Page 55 and 56: Take Night Owls for a SpinThe Night
Page 58 and 59: 56FAU Boca Raton777 Glades RoadBoca
Page 60 and 61: 58FAU Davie2912 College AvenueDavie
Page 62 and 63: 60FAU Harbor Branch5600 US 1 NorthF
Page 64 and 65: FAU Treasure Coast500 N.W. Californ
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2007 New Orleans Bowl ChampionsFlor
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University of Miami Miller School o
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The Student Alumni Board(SAB)The St
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Get “The Box,” which contains y
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STUDENT ALUMNIASSOCIATIONStudents T
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FAU Stadium at Innovation VillageTh
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Marleen and Harold Forkas Alumni Ce
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